Announcing Sovereign Grace Institute!!!

It is my honor to announce that God has brought some gifted men together in my church body to move forward with the vision of equipping future and current leaders in the body of Christ with the founding of Sovereign Grace Institute. Please check out the blogsite: http://sovereigngraceinstitute.wordpress.com. 
Your prayers are much appreciated for this new ministry [...]

John Piper: “Be Courageous, Mr. President”

Thank you Brother Piper for your powerful words to the president. I stand with you in prayer for him and for what’s best for his daughters as well.

Hippocratic Oath is Pro-Life

I made mention of this oath in a previous post, but failed to cite where this 4th Century B.C. oath made explicit mention of abortion. Here it is:
“I will not give a lethal drug to anyone if I am asked, nor will I advise such a plan; and similarly I will not give a woman [...]

My Letter to President Obama

The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
President Obama, I read your comments on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, where you wished my son and daughter well in their pursuit of a “world class education”. Thanks for your concern for my childrens’ pursuit of happiness, but I care, and I pray that my very children [...]

My Response to Obama’s Comments on 36th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade

“On the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we are reminded that this decision not only protects women’s health and reproductive freedom, but stands for a broader principle: that government should not intrude on our most private family matters. I remain committed to protecting a woman’s right to choose.

While this is a sensitive and often [...]

weather update…

After my recent blog about wanting it to snow, It snowed today!  yeh!!  But it’s only a thin blanket.  Nothing we can do anything with but me and the girls enjoyed the site outside this morning.
Ok, I know this isn’t all that exciting but oh well.  I hope you got a laugh reading this [...]

congratulations Mr. Obama. now what?

I tried to simplify the scope and depths of what was going on to my children.   Later in the evening, as I sat on my bed last night playing with my girls and watching the unfolding of the votes and then the declaration that Obama won the presidency, my stomach empty, my heart heavy, my head [...]

John Piper’s Article, “Lincoln’c Logic on Slavery Applied to Abortion”

On January 12, 2009 Samantha Heiges, age 23, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for drowning her newborn in Burnsville, Minnesota. If she had arranged for a doctor to kill the child a few weeks earlier she would be a free woman.
What are the differences between this child before and after birth that would [...]

2009 Sanctity of Life + Martin Luther King Jr. Sermon “Rescuing Life by Exposing Evil and Loving Jesus”

http://www.sovereigngracefellowship.org/topical/Life.mp3
 I just want to thank the entire congregation for their overwhelming feedback to my sermon. R.C. Sproul has lamented that many pastors choose to ignore the issue of abortion for fear of splitting the church or hurting feelings. I rejoice that this issue of abortion has actually impassioned our church, from what I can tell [...]

R.C. Sproul Quote on Pastoral Cowardice Regarding Abortion

 
“From my perspective the number one ethical issue that this nation has ever faced is the issue of abortion. Abortion is not a matter of private choice–not for the Christian who understands anything about the sanctity of life. The first century church made it very clear in their day, explicitly stating that abortion is murder. 
I’ve written [...]

Review of C.C. Ryrie’s “The Holy Spirit” in Relation to Peter’s Quotation of Joel on Pentecost…Do Dispensationalists Wish That Peter Never Quoted Joel? It seems that way

Ryrie C.C. 1997 The Holy Spirit. Chicago: Moody Press

Apparently the Spirit’s work in believers during the Tribulation period will follow the pattern of His work in the Old Testament. He will be present and active in the world; He will indwell and empower His people; He will use believers in witnessing. Specific proof texts are [...]

It Already Begins…Obama Supporting Pro-Abortion Policies…asking Doctors to Defy Hippocratic Oath and the Declaration of Geneva

Sadly, President Obama has chosen to commemorate Roe v. Wade by reinstating taxpayer funding of abortions for NGO (Non Government Organizations) oversees. Read here.
He also is seeking to rescind the conscious clause for health care providers (link), which was supported and enacted by President Bush…see article below on Bush’s support:
Bush Admin Helps Pro-Life Doctors, Nurses [...]

Great Thoughts on “Holy Hip Hop” and the Rise of God-Centered Calvinism in the Urban Sector

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow already!

Ok, so I’m apparently one of the strange few (adults) that actually enjoy snow.  It’s been cold here in Idaho.  I’m freezing here in my office too.  For some reason, the 2 front rooms in the upstairs of the house, doesn’t get well circulated air (not good).  So, in the summer, it’s smoltering.  In the [...]

congratulations, it’s a new van!

Ok, well, it’s not so new but new to us.  Yes, folks, finally, after 3 years of anticipation, my husband bought us a van!   THANKS HONEY!  …  But wait, it needs a new windshield… and oh, don’t roll the windows more than a couple inches or it will get stuck…and oh you can’t use the [...]

The everlasting Christmas celebration…

Every year the holidays come and go.  I, for one, don’t let go so fast.  I have always loved Christmas and all it represents, though as a child, I didn’t know all it represented but I knew I was missing something.   When I became a christian, it became all the more clearer why I loved [...]

I Amen Al Mohler’s Prayer for President Obama

The following is a prayer offered by Al Mohler on behalf of our 44th president. I say a loud Amen to what he prays:
Our Father, Lord of all creation, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ:  We pray today with a sense of special urgency and responsibility.  We come before you to pray for our new [...]

The Effects of International Aid

On Wednesday night, I listened to a great episode of public radio’sSpeaking of Faith.  Krista Tippett interviewed Kenyan journalist Binyavanga Wainaina about his perspective on international aid to Africa (you can listen to it or read the transcript if you want to).  He said that aid from both government and private sources are is oftentimes more about the giver [...]

the evolution of puff daddy, or wait, is it..?

Or is it p. diddy? or peanut butter? Or…more like a identity crisis? So, now Puffy wants in on the political spotlight. I saw him on Larry King show briefly, looking like a preppy boy, acting like he knows something.  Has anyone seen clips from his youtube home videos before [...]

Obama vs. any other vote

I know this is a little late but I just had to release this thought that’s been going through my head ever since the election and I just never wrote about it but I’ll keep it short. Basically, I think, even if you didn’t vote for Obama, adversely any vote for anyone other than [...]

My Sanctity of Life Sermon Notes from 1/18/09 “Rescuing Lives by Exposing Darkness and Loving Jesus”

These notes were intended for me to preach off of and may not be formatted all that well for your reading, but I am posting them nonetheless. Included are segments from MLK’s Letter from Birmingham and several other articles.
“Rescuing Lives by Exposing Darkness and Loving Jesus”
Proverbs 24:10-12 (ESV)
10 If you faint in the day of [...]

A Great American Document: Letter from Birmingham Jail

If you’ve never read Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” do two things.  First, ask yourself, “Why not?”  Then, check it out.  And if you have, it never hurts to look at it again.
King’s letter is a long response to Birmingham ministers who had criticized the demonstrations in Birmingham.  The Birmingham movement in the [...]

Waiting on the Lord

Well I haven’t written here on the blog for awhile now, mainly because we’ve just recently moved to our new locations for the second half of the trip and we are still getting settled here in Port Elizabeth. We also discovered that there [...]

Scott Kistler Joins Endued Blogger Community!!!

My name is Scott Kistler.  Currently, I am a history professor at Kankakee Community College, where I teach mostly Western Civilization courses.  I’m very blessed to have a career that immerses me in what I love.  I need to remember to be thankful much more often for that!
I grew up in the Chicago area at [...]

Anglican Community Project

Over on the Anglican Community Project blog (one of my many untended blogs), Prof. Steve Lake has some new posts up about his vision for an Anglican educational community. Check them out!
 
 
 

Planned Parenthood LOVES KILLING Black Babies

As we commemorate MLK Jr’s life and legacy and also painfully recollect the anniversary of Roe V. Wade, the following video will make it painstakingly clear why all Civil Rights begin with Human Rights in the Womb. It will also show that abortion, which is considered a good in our progressive society, has actually worsened [...]

Google Books is Awesome!!! Free Baseball Digest!!!

My buddy Steve just let me know that you can access the Baseball Digest for free at: http://books.google.com/books?id=sCsDAAAAMBAJ. What a treat this is for baseball fans. There are other great works that can be accessed for free at Google Books and I encourage you to check it out when you get a chance. Now I [...]

Review of Thomas Oden’s “Life in the Spirit” and thoughts on Pentecost as Precursor to Global Harvest, and Sign of New Covenant Blessing for ALL Who Call on the Name of the Lord, and the Overflow of the Spirit beyond Jerusalem unto ALL Nations

 
Oden, T.C. (1992). Life in the Spirit. San Francisco, CA: Harper Collins.

Fifty days after firstfruits, two loaves of bread were offered, the yeast of which prefigured the formation of the church on the day of Pentecost (Oden 1992:59).
The Christian Pentecost referred backward to the Levitical Feast of Weeks and forward to the celestial banquet in [...]

Thoughts on W. Hildebrandt’s “An Old Testament Theology of the Spirit of God”…and thoughts on the Ramifications of the “Prophethood” of all Believers to New Testament Ecclesiology

Hildebrandt, W. (1995). An Old Testament Theology of the Spirit of God. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson.

Yahweh’s action in pouring out the Spirit has extensive effects. “I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. Even on my servants, [...]

Thoughts on the Missiological Intent of Pentecost …and F.D. Bruner’s “A Theology of the Holy Spirit: The Pentecostal Experience and the New Testament Witness”

Bruner, F.D. (1998). A Theology of the Holy Spirit: The Pentecostal Experience and the New Testament Witness. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock.

It is in Luke’s interest as he develops the Pentecost events in Acts 2 that the meaning of Pentecost be found not in the interior spiritual life of the disciples nor even in the [...]